Angola Notary Qualification Exam study plan
Angola Notary Qualification Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Civil Law (Obligations, Contracts, Real Rights and Family/Inheritance) & General Theory of Notarial Law and the Notarial Function
Outline the Angolan Civil Code structure on obligations and contracts, mapping sources, formation, and effects into a one-page schematic
Distinguish the notarial function from judicial and administrative functions by writing a comparison table with at least six criteria
Explain to a study partner, without notes, the difference between public and private documents and the evidentiary value of each
Solve 20 contract-formation scenarios (consent vices, object, cause, form) and record the reasoning for each
Your checkpoint
A 3-page synthesis of obligations and contract formation with 20 worked scenarios, self-graded against the Civil Code.
Civil Law (Obligations, Contracts, Real Rights and Family/Inheritance) & Notarial Deeds and Instruments (Drafting, Authentication, Solemn Forms)
Draft model clauses for the main solemn contracts (sale of immovable property, donation, mortgage) applying required form requirements
Compare real rights (property, usufruct, use and habitation, surface, easement) in a structured matrix with constitution and extinction modes
Identify the formal requisites of a notarial deed by deconstructing three blank deed templates into a checklist
Practice converting a private agreement into a notarial deed without altering legal effect
Your checkpoint
A drafting pack of three complete notarial deeds (sale, donation, mortgage) with a formal-requisites checklist attached to each.
Notarial Deeds and Instruments (Drafting, Authentication, Solemn Forms) & General Theory of Notarial Law and the Notarial Function
Draft authentication certificates (termos de autenticação) and recognition of signatures for both presence and likeness modes
Draft a power of attorney and a will in solemn form, checking each against statutory form requirements
List the grounds for nullity and annulability of notarial acts and classify ten hypothetical defects accordingly
Rehearse reading a deed aloud with correct structure, including encerramento and signature blocks
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of five instruments (authentication, signature recognition, power of attorney, will, deed of rectification) with a defect-classification sheet.
Commercial Law and Company Law (Incorporation, Amendments, Dissolution) & Notarial Deeds and Instruments (Drafting, Authentication, Solemn Forms)
Draft incorporation documents for a private limited company (sociedade por quotas), including the pacto social and registration formalities
Draft a deed of amendment to the articles of association covering share transfers and capital changes
Draft a dissolution and liquidation deed, identifying the notarial steps and required publications
Cross-check each company instrument against mandatory commercial-registry content requirements
Your checkpoint
A company-instrument bundle (incorporation, amendment, dissolution) plus a compliance checklist for commercial registry filing.
Real Estate Law, Land Registry and Property Conveyancing & Succession, Wills and Inheritance Procedures
Trace the full conveyancing chain for an urban property from title through registry to notarial deed, listing every document required
Draft a deed of purchase and sale of immovable property with mortgage cancellation and registry presentment notes
Map the succession procedure from opening to partition, distinguishing testamentary and intestate routes
Draft an inventory and a deed of partition and a deed of heirship (habilitação de herdeiros)
Your checkpoint
A complete conveyancing file simulation and a succession file simulation, each with an ordered document checklist and drafted instruments.
Notarial Deontology, Ethics and Professional Duties & Civil Registry, Identification and Family Law Matters
Summarize the notary's statutory duties (impartiality, secrecy, independence, incompatibility) into a personal code of conduct with concrete examples
Analyze ten ethical dilemmas (conflict of interest, client pressure, refusal to act) and write the correct course of action for each
Explain civil-registry acts relevant to notarial practice: birth, marriage, death and capacity records
Draft a checklist for verifying identity, capacity and representation before any act
Your checkpoint
An ethics casebook of ten dilemmas with reasoned resolutions and an identity/capacity verification checklist.
Anti-Money-Laundering, Compliance and Notarial Record-Keeping & Notarial Fees, Taxation of Acts and Procedural Practice
Build an AML/CFT client due-diligence procedure tailored to notarial acts, covering identification, beneficial ownership and suspicious-transaction reporting
Design a record-keeping and archive system with retention periods and access controls
Compute notarial fees and applicable taxes for a set of ten representative acts using the official fee table
Reconcile three fee computations against worked examples and correct discrepancies
Your checkpoint
An AML/record-keeping manual (3 pages) and a fee-and-tax computation workbook with ten fully worked acts.
General Theory of Notarial Law and the Notarial Function & Civil Law (Obligations, Contracts, Real Rights and Family/Inheritance) & Notarial Deeds and Instruments (Drafting, Authentication, Solemn Forms)
Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score them against the answer key
Review every missed item and convert each into a one-line flashcard rule
Re-draft the two weakest instruments from earlier weeks to target quality
Consolidate a final one-page summary per domain for last-minute revision
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with an error log and a final ten-page consolidated revision summary.
Milestones
Week 2: Can draft a sale, donation and mortgage deed from a blank page within 45 minutes each, meeting all formal requisites.
Week 4: Scores at least 70% on a self-made 40-question test covering civil and commercial law plus deed drafting.
Week 6: Completes the conveyancing and succession simulations end-to-end with no missing documents.
Week 8: Scores at least 75% on both timed mock exams and has an error log with no recurring category.